A company has 31 December as its accounting year end. On 1 January 20X5 a new machine costing $2,000,000 is purchased. The company expects to sell the machine on 31 December 20X6 for $350,000. The rate of corporation tax for the company is 30%. Tax‐allowable depreciation is obtained at 25% on the reducing balance basis, and a balancing allowance is available on disposal of the asset. The company makes sufficient profits to obtain relief for tax‐allowable depreciation as soon as they arise. If the company’s cost of capital is 15% per annum, what is the present value of the taxallowable depreciation at 1 January 20X5 (to the nearest thousand dollars)?